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The Last Three Collections by ILLUMINATION
We believe that you find some valuable and enjoyable pieces on this collection and previous collections.
Featured Stories from ILLUMINATION Today
Why Do We Need Vitamin K2? Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
What if We Can Package Fasting as a Therapeutic Pill Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Coffee with Family and Friends. Dr John Frederick Rose
How Much Medium Paid Me for 30,000 Views on a Single Story Sufyan Maan, M.Eng
This Cold Email Template Helps Me Make A Million Dollars Per Year Matt Lillywhite
Brainless Stupidity in Corporate America reaches a new low with Background Check Markus Scorelius
Stop Working Like An Industrial Age Worker Yean Foong (M.Ed.)
Why Elon Musk Is Mocking Metaverse You, Me and Happiness
How does the editor or reviewer know that you are an early researcher and have just started writing? Afzal Badshah, PhD
Daily Done: Part 4 — The Daily Plan Alex Philippe
What Is The Color Of Education? Annelise Lords
Why do Modern Women Still Expect Men to Pay For Dates? Coke Francis
3 Apps I Use Every Morning For A Productive Day Anshul Kumar
Why Do We Feel Depressed When Our Life Is Successful Anshul Kumar
I Rage Quit My First Job After Only 5 Days Antonello Zanini
3 Productivity Hacks to Ensure You Win the Day Calum James
Happy Medium-versary to ME! Carolyn F. Chryst, Ph.D.
You’re Not a Bad Writer, Just an Unorganized Writer Cholia 'Lia' Johnson
What Everybody Ought To Know About Freedom Christina Sponias
Discipline Vs Freedom: The Great Irony Chun Hao
It’s About Time Medium Added an “About” Option Crystal A. Walker
Covid Has Changed the World in More Ways than You Might Think David J. Meyer
Chrome OS Flex is here for your old PCs and Mac. Dhanush
Comets: All about them Dhyanopaedia
Still a Business Guy Don Martin
Dr John Rose and Technology. Dr John Frederick Rose
The Gift Of A Thousand Words Elena Emma
Funny Things You Witness Around… Elisabete Gonçalves da Silva
Home Sweet Home at Last Elizabeth Emerald
I Love the Darkest in You Elliott Black
5 Fears the Narcissist In Your Life Can’t Survive Fahim chughtai
Five Black Movies That Answers Significant Societal Questions Fatunla Samuel
AI may Already be Conscious Fit$
You Are A Thought Addict And You Need Help Frank T Bird
Stop Complaining and Break Free From Holding Yourself Hostage Gereon Wellmann
I Couldn’t Write Their Story. Can You Dear Writer? Ghaya khamassi
The incredible story of the taxi driver that everyone should read Gilberto Sapalo
Do You Have A Favourite Of The Different Directions You Can Take? Gregory Reece-Smith
What rhymes with…? Harry Hogg
What to Do When You Realize College Was a Bad Investment Ilana Rabinowitz
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Alex Trebek John Ross
Common Garage Door Problems You Can Easily Fix John Teehan
The Million-Dollar Skill You Never Knew You Had. Joseph Seifert
THE INNER WIRING OF A LONG-LASTING & HERCULEAN FAMILY, Part 1.2 Joshua J. Lyon
This Holy Grail Combination Saved My Tattered, Chapped Lips Katie Churchward
I Started to Miss My Home Country Kei Hysi
I Wish Some Black Women Would Have Higher Self-Esteem Khadejah
Just When I Didn’t Think It Could Get Any Better KL Simmons
Have you ever gotten a Missed Call? Lavanya Naram
Her New Wings Little Monster
7 Thrilling Lessons On How Living Abroad Makes You Fearless and Free Livia Dabs RN,MSc
it begins Logan Land
Monetizing your creativity isn’t hard. Here’s how I did it using Gumroad. Lorenzo Barretta
You Should Not Trust Statistics Louis Jss
Social Media and Relationships. Love.
“ARTIST QUOTE” Love'Nia Renee
Best Course For Crypto Marko Marinkovic
What is a Woman? Mira Khatib
What if life works out today Nasar Karim
Dating Tribulations Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue, Author on Amazon
This Amazing Medium Feature Can Detect Plagiarism — And More! Nikos Kafritsas
This Amazing Medium Feature Can Detect Plagiarism — And More!
And no one seems to know it
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How Digital Dependence is Affecting Your Child’s Mental Health? Niti singh
Don’t wait for them. Run! 🧸Norlisa 🧸Alias 🧸
3 Websites That Pay $50 to $100 To Making Money Online Oguz Bayata
Friends Make Me Feel Omkar Ranveerkar
How to read a Whitepaper? Parash Sharma
Transhumanism and you- It’s coming your way whether or not you want it! Patrick OConnell
My Name is Patti. I Just Happen to Be a Nurse! Patti Murray Voncannon
My Name is Patti. I Just Happen to Be a Nurse!
But aren’t we a little bit more than that?
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Grateful and Greedy for Understanding Silence paulmartincurry
Web Analysis — How It Works And Where It’s Used Peter
Your Subconscious Is YOUR Blueprint Phylicia Stubblefield
The 3 Most Important Things To Succeed On Medium Prince Verma
Why Starting a Blog for Free isn’t a Good Idea Richard Appiah
How Brands Profit in the Metaverse ? Ridha.M.B
If Everyone Lived Like Me, We’d Need 1.6 Planets Roxanne Bridgers
Dear Brother, See You At Your Funeral Roxy Wright
Inhuman S.P Sacker
“Mirror Mirror on The Wall” Selina Steiger
A Writers Longing Shekhar Dewan
What are the most Basic Social Skills Everyone Should Know? Syed A. Idrees
“If You Want To Lose Weight, Avoid Carbohydrates At All Cost” Is That True? Teresa Morillas
Do You Struggle With Friendships In Sobriety? The Sober Vegan Yogi
A Prayer Ulf Wolf
Elon Musk Donated Nearly $6 Billion Making It One Of The Biggest Donations Ever Vivek Naskar
Is the Content Creator Even a Real Job? Wahyuni Sapri
Using Feminism and LGBTQ as a Marketing Tool Wide Writer
Why Vitamin B12 Matters for Health & How to Address Deficiency Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Selected Stories from Previously Featured Stories
What Signs Reveal a Covert Narcissist is Preparing to Devalue and Discard? Melissa Kalt, MD
Bolstered Dr. Fatima Imam
How I Got 100,000 Social Media Followers In Less Than A Month Matt Lillywhite
Does Optimism Stink as Bad as Pessimism? Amy Sea
Three Tips to Prevent & Treat Obesity Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Seeing The Bourgeois Revaluation in Literature Ellen Clardy, PhD #economy
Magnesium Is Not Just Another Mineral Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
My Most Cherished Moment Working on “The West Wing” TV Show David Gerken #life-lessons
Squeeze the Juice Out of the Present Stop Daydreaming About the Future Ayodeji Awosika #self-improvement
Reading the Bible in a Year Has Not Been Conducive to Spiritual Growth Cathy Chapman, PhD
The True Story Of The Confederacy Moving To Brazil Matt Lillywhite
Three Tips to Improve Cardiovascular Health Dr Mehmet Yildiz
A Coat of Time Arthur G. Hernandez
Real Estate Agents Can Be the Worst Humans in the World Tim Denning
Why You Should Enjoy Social Media But Not Get Addicted To it Dr. Preeti Singh
Three Tips to Emotional Regulation Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Meet Lanu Pitan
Establishing Utopian America Qadir Abdus-Sabur, Ph.D.
Beware the Foot-Licking and Tooth-Pulling Demons from Persia Brian Loo Soon Hua
How I Healed Abdominal Bloating and Distension Dr Mehmet Yildiz
How I Earned $360 and 6,800 Views From A Single Story Viktor Marchev
Read This When You Want To Make Money Via Investing Richelle Délia, PhD
Breakups: 7 Reasons Why You Don’t Need Your Ex Back Rodolfo Urbano, CPA
How Reading Scientific Research Can Improve Your Writing: A Beginner’s Guide. Ben Rutt, PhD
On Trauma & Addiction: Lessons from a Defensive Iceberg and His Oversized Hat Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
Shocking Stats About Non-Communicable Diseases Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Stop the Screen Wars: How to Make Screen Transitions a Little Less Painful Dr. Cort Dorn-Medeiros
WHY are you asking me this? Dr Andrea Polzer
Times Change From Good Old Stiff Neck Ties To modern Gorpcore Dr. Preeti Singh
Meet Julius Evans by ILLUMINATION
Meet Sufyan Maan by ILLUMINATION
Invitation to My New Publication Illumination YouTube Coordinator
Trending Stories on Publication
Five Tips to Melt Visceral Fat and Have a Defined Belly Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Three Tips to Eliminate Insulin Resistance and Shrink Waistline Dr Mehmet Yildiz
School Should Teach Us These Eight Simple Things (Yet It Doesn’t) Tim Denning
Fasting Can Change Brain Chemistry Dr Mehmet Yildiz
Six Lifestyle Habits to Skyrocket Fat Loss Dr Mehmet Yildiz #health
Reasons Why My (European) Husband and I Will Eventually Leave America Anastasia Frugaard
Five Tips to Slow Down, Lose Fat, and Enjoy Life Dr Mehmet Yildiz
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Improving the Quality of Writing Using an Editorial Checklist
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